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Definition of Saphenous nerve

1. Noun. A branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot.

Medical Definition of Saphenous nerve

1. A branch of the femoral, extending from the femoral triangle to the foot, becoming subcutaneous on the medial side of the knee; it supplies cutaneous branches to the skin of the leg and foot, by way of infrapatellar and medial crural branches. Synonym: nervus saphenus, internal saphenous nerve, long saphenous nerve. (05 Mar 2000)

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